Out-of-bounds Write Affecting gstreamer1-plugins-base-devel-docs package, versions <0:1.10.4-1.el7
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- published10 Apr 2022
- disclosed9 Feb 2017
Introduced: 9 Feb 2017
CVE-2017-5842 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Oracle:7 gstreamer1-plugins-base-devel-docs to version 0:1.10.4-1.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2017-2060.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream gstreamer1-plugins-base-devel-docs package and not the gstreamer1-plugins-base-devel-docs package as distributed by Oracle.
See How to fix? for Oracle:7 relevant fixed versions and status.
The html_context_handle_element function in gst/subparse/samiparse.c in gst-plugins-base in GStreamer before 1.10.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) via a crafted SMI file, as demonstrated by OneNote_Manager.smi.
References
- https://linux.oracle.com/cve/CVE-2017-5842.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2017-2060.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3819
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/01/7
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/02/9
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96001
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2060
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=777502
- https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/releases/1.10/#1.10.3
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-10